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Chapter XV
BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS. TOPPLETON had not long to wait. His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door. "Who's there?" he cried. "It is I, Toppleton--Barncastle.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who's there?" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TOPPLETON had not long to wait.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who's there?" he cried.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is I, Toppleton--Barncastle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARNCASTLE CONFIDES IN HOPKINS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is I, Toppleton--Barncastle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is I, Toppleton--Barncastle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading "Who's there?" he cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
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From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
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From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading TOPPLETON had not long to wait.
at the time that
From this reading His nerves had hardly resumed their normal condition when he heard a tottering step in the hall outside, followed by a soft tapping at the door.
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From this reading "Who's there?" he cried.
